Job Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Trainer
Country: Malawi
Country: Malawi
Districts:
- Blantyre (Kamuzu Rehabilitation and Vocation Training Centre) Chiradzulu (DAPP-Mikolongwe), Kasungu (Mwimba College of Agriculture), Mzimba (Good Heart Farmers Training Centre), Nkhota-kota (Mbandira), Chitipa (Kasama CSDC)
Organization: TEVETA
Closing Date: 15 December 2017
Background
Skills for Resilience is a four year project designed to protect the livelihoods of young smallholder farmers in rural Malawi from external hazards. The project is being implemented by the TEVET Authority whose mandate is to promote, facilitate and regulate the provision of technical, entrepreneurial and vocation education and training in Malawi. With funding from the Norwergian Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD), the project wishes to develop and implement a palette of high quality, certified vocational training courses for smallholder farmers in Climate Smart Agriculture.
Skills for Resilience is a four year project designed to protect the livelihoods of young smallholder farmers in rural Malawi from external hazards. The project is being implemented by the TEVET Authority whose mandate is to promote, facilitate and regulate the provision of technical, entrepreneurial and vocation education and training in Malawi. With funding from the Norwergian Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD), the project wishes to develop and implement a palette of high quality, certified vocational training courses for smallholder farmers in Climate Smart Agriculture.
Scope of Work
In line with this background, TEVETA is seeking to recruit trainers who can successfully deliver training modules in the following thematic areas:
In line with this background, TEVETA is seeking to recruit trainers who can successfully deliver training modules in the following thematic areas:
- Climate Change Adaptation,
- Integrated Crop Management,
- Entrepreneurship and,
- Natural Resources Management.
The trainers will also be responsible for:
- Community mobilization.
- Coordinating with structures such as VNRMCs, VDC, ADC, ACPs and VCPCs
- Dissemination of new approaches and technologies to smallholder farmers to enhance productivity
- Building capacity in areas of agriculture diversification, natural resource management (soil and water conversation, conservation agriculture etc.), pre- and post-harvest management
- Support farmer groups through field visits and training using the (FFS) Farmer Field School principle.
- Identification of areas requiring support and capacity building within project area communities.
Essential Qualifications
- A minimum qualification of a certificate in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management or other related fields. Those with experience as Agriculture Extension Officers will have added advantage.
- Ideal candidates must not exceed 60 yrs of age.
- At least 3 years experience in Agriculture Extension, Natural Resources Management and related fields.
- Must be familiar with the operating area.
Desired Qualifications
- Proven communication and reporting skill.
- This is a field based position; hence candidates should be ready to travel to the field regularly.
- Ability to Multi- task and work under pressure
- Ability to work independently and also as an effective team member.
Equal Opportunities
TEVETA is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
TEVETA is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
Interested individuals should submit applications with copies of relevant supporting documents to the following address:
Technical Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA)
P/Bag B406
Lilongwe
Malawi
